Attachment for swinging windows.



M. M. DEIBEL.

ATTACHMENT FOR SWINGING WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1916.

1,21 9,378. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Quorum MILLIE M. DEIBEL, OIE YOUNGSTO'WN, OHIO.

ATTACHMENT FOR SWINGING \VINDOWS.

Application filed June 7, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILLIE M. DEIBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Swinging Windows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for swinging windows.

In casement and in other window frames, wherein two hinged sashes are employed it is essential that at least one of the windows be retained partly open for the proper Ventilation of the room. By partly opening only one of the windows the air currents may be properly directed within the room without danger of causing a direct draft to the occupants of the room. I have found, however, that by thus providing for the proper ventilation of the room, the currents of air directed angularly by the partially open window will be brought into contact with the'shade or curtain upon the closed window, and as a consequence the flapping of the said shade or curtain occasion considerable annoyance, interfering with the rest of the occupants of the room. In addi tion to the annoyance thus caused the shade or curtain becomes crimped or injured, and in case of rain, is subject to much damage, if not utterly ruined.

It may therefore be considered the primary object of my invention to provide an attachment for casement windows which will engage with one of the edges of the shade, curtain or shutter to prevent the flapping of the same by contact with the currents of air and also to protect the same against the elements.

In carrying out my invention I propose to provide an attachment of this class comprising two telescopic members angular or V- shaped in end view whereby one of the sides of the said attachment may be arranged upon the outer face of the window, the opposite side upon the inner face of the window at the edge of the said window, the inner face of the attachment being provided with spring pressed means which not only engages with the outer edges of the curtain, shade or blind but also effects in sustaining the device upon the window sash.

It is also my purpose to produce an article of this class which shall be light so that the same may be readily handled, which shall Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Serial No. 102,275.

be extremely simple, whereby the same may be readily attached or removed from the window sash and which will also embody the desirable features of simplicity, cheapness and thorough efficiency.

\Vith the above and other objects in View the improvement resides in the contraction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the application of the improvement,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a perspective view of the improvement detached and the sections thereof separated.

In the accompanying drawing the numeral 1 designates a window casement, and 2 and 3 the sashes which are hingedly secured thereto. The sash 2 is illustrated as swung to a partly open position and is therefore arranged at an angle to the window casing, and the said sash is retained in such position by the usual holding or adjusting means commonly employed upon such windows, the sash 3 being closed and locked. Both of the sashes, upon their inner faces, have arranged thereon the usual shade, and if desired the usual curtain, while the said sashes may be provided with blinds if desired.

The closed window sash 2 has arranged upon its outer edge a shield constructed in accordance with the present invention. The shield is preferably constructed of an alloy of tin and aluminium to render the same light but of the desired strength. The device comprises two sections, 4 and 5 respectively, each including a straight face 6 and an angular face 7. The connecting member between the straight and angular faces 6 and 7 indicated by the numeral 8 is of a width at least equaling the thickness of the sash, and the straight face 6 of the shield is of a materially less width than the angular face 7 of the said shield.

While either of the sections of the shield may be arranged at the top or bottom of the sash I have shown the section 5 as positioned upon the lower portion of the sash, and this section 5 has the edges of its straight and angular faces 6 and 7 respectively inturned providing the said edges with longitudinally arranged grooves or ways 9 to be provided with a facing of compressible material so as not to inflict injury to the sash or to the curtain or shade with which the said members are adapted to contact, while the outer ends of the said pins 10 are provided with suitable handles 12 whereby the locking members may be nninipulated. It will be noted by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing that the heads 11 of the spring pressed pins 10 are arranged approximately central with respect to the sides or faces (3 so that the said sides or faces 6 will be brought into tight contact with one of the faces of the stile of the window sash, the spring having a tendency to force the side or face 7 away from the other side or face of the said stile.

As clearly disclosed in the drawings the spring pressed members 10 serve to engage the outer edges of the curtain or shade to force the same into tight contact with the inner face of the vertical stile of the window 2 and the said members 10 are also provided with means for sustaining the shield upon the window sash. The angular faces 7 of the device are of a suflicient width to effectively prevent moisture, such as rain, from contacting with the shade or curtain and the holding means of the shield efiectively prevent the flapping of the shade or curtain by the currents of air passing through the closed and open sashes.

From the above description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A shield for the outer edge of a swing ing winoow sash comprising a member of a length approximately equaling. the length of the sash and which is substantially U- shaped in cross section, oneof the sides of the said member being flared and being of a greater width than the other side of the said member, and spring pressed retaining means upon the wider side of the member and disposed approximately centrally with respect to the narrow side of the said member.

2. A protective shield for the outer edge of a swinging window sash including a plurality of telescopic members each of which being substantially U-shaped in cross section, and means comprising spring pressed elements upon one of the sides of each of the sections to engage with one of the faces of a sash and to removably and adjustably sustain the device upon the said sash.

3. A protective shield for holding a ourtain or the like against the outer edge of a swinging window sash comprising two members which are substantially U-shaped in cross section, each of which having one of their sides flared and of a greater length than the other side, one of said sections having its outer edges inturned to provide ways to receive the edges of the other section, a spring pressed pin disposed in an opening in the wider side of each of the sections, a fiat head upon the inner end of the pin, and a handle upon the outer end of the pin.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- MILLIE M. DEIBEL.

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